We are tracking Brother Joe's progress. He went home from the hospital on Thursday, April 7, and is progressing nicely. Pete told us he talked with Joe yesterday, and Joe is now able to walk two blocks but is not driving yet. His family is taking excellent care of him.

Pete also told us that Janet had her rotater cuff (shoulder) surgery on Tuesday and is recovering, albeit with a lot of pain. Daughter Merri, who several weeks ago had a similar surgery, has been helping out with Janet's care.

Shirley is on the mend, slowly, from the awful fall she took on our stairway two weeks ago. She is doing lots of physical therapy, wearing her right arm in a sling, and taking lots of pain killers. She will see the orthopedic specialist on Tuesday and hopefully will get good new then.

Bernie called today. He and Maudie had gone to son Mike's birthday celebration, along with most of the other family. Bernie and Maudie are making plans to come to the family reunion as is part of their family. They are going to drive and bring their mobile home.

Rose and I talked with Chris and Shelly a bit today about reunion plans. This should be a nice event. One of Chris and Scott's friends, Mark Goldman who is a writer and an English teacher, has volunteered to put together a "Family Story Book" if we provide the content. If any of our Dear Readers are so inclined, we would love to get your stories--happy, sad, historical, or otherwise. We'll hand them over to Goldman for putting into book form.

Mark and Karen had a luncheon today at their new house in Kirkwood. We got to meet some of Karen's family and had a wonderful time. Their home is stunning even though they are not nearly settled in yet.

Rose has now found that she can post video on the internet. We did a small film (art?). Should you wish to view it, simply click on the "Felin Family News" link on the upper right hand of this page. The link will take you to Podomatic where you can click on (small tab at bottom left of post) "Sue, Talking about the Recent Trip to Louisville." This first video podcast is a test. Let us know what you think. The possibilities for sharing family news are great.